“Look the only reason we’re hav’n this meet is you told me you could get me hooked with a major player.” She looks over the table. “Now if you can’t then stop wasting my time.” She has a very hard edge in her voice.
“Look I will get you that meet, but it will take a bit longer then I figured.” He looks very scared. “The one I was looking to get you to meet with has not been around for a few days”.
“Listen, well little man I am not someone you want looking for you.” She takes a drink from her mug. “I will find you. You won’t like what I’ll do to ya. I paid you good money, make it happen. SOON.” She finishes her drink and heads out.
“I have been looking for you. I have someone that needs to meet with you.” Walking down the street. “I know you have a lot going on but this person has information I know you want.” Going into the tavern. “We need to talk real soon to set this up.”
“So this where we be at. That little slime has not done his job yet. I told him he better get it done and soon.” She looks over her crew. “We have to change up or we will all get fried.” The group looks at each other and nods. “I will give him a couple more days and then find someone who can get this done. Then find that slime and put him back under his rock.”
“Look you said that we were going to do our own thing, not work for others.” The younger woman looks the older one in the eye. “We all joined up with you because you said that we were going to use the robes to startup then fill in the void. Now you want to work for the locals. WHY?”
“Well sweetie, as you can see the robes ain’t doing so well. They just had the Mercs get pasted and from what I have gathered they got plastered by the Black Dracs. You think they ain’t going to drops in a grinder?” The older woman looks back. “We got no way off this rock. We got a chance with the locals.”
“Look me and mine are out old lady. We don’t want no government telling us what to do.”
“Find young one keep going that way and all of you will be twisting on a rope.” She looks over her crew. “I won’t tell you what to do. I only offer a way that won’t get you neck stretched.”
“Man where have you been?” He looks nervous. “I have been trying to get you for days.”
“You think I am on your payroll?”
“No, no way man. It’s just I got someone that was a confab with you ASAP.” Looking at the other man. “She ain’t the type that likes being put on hold.”
“And this is my problem how?” He looks over the man at the table. “If you said you could deliver something you can’t that is on you.”
“Look she has info I know you want. But she won’t talk with just anyone.” He takes a swig form his mug. “When have I ever given you bad info?” He looks to his mug. “I may have not had it the fastest but it has always been good.”
“OK I will give to that.” Jack gets the barmaid to bring two more. “So what do you have for me?”
“Well I got this lady …. Very, very scary lady that wants to talk about employment. She and her crew were working for the robes and don’t like much how the robes dropped them Mercs in the grinder. Not good for biz so they want out.”
“And just why would I offer they work?”
“Well for one they ain’t killed anyone. They made sure even when they kicked some cans a couple weeks back to give back the crews.” He takes the fresh mug. “Look you got a rep, that other crew you took in kind of the same.”
“OK so they have not broken rule one. Why do you think they can be trusted?”
“Well for one she ain’t like any pirate I have dealt with before. Something about this one tells me she be more dangerous.” He looks around. “Mind if I get something to eat?”
Jack looks for the barmaid. “Can we get some food over this way?” Looks back to the other man. “If she is a pirate she should be dangerous. It goes with the job.”
“No man you don’t understand. When I say dangerous I’m talking like you dangerous.”
“Well I don’t know if I should be flattered or pissed off.” Jack checks around. “OK set this up. Tell her I will meet up with her here. She gets to bring no more than three others. She brings any more no deal of any type.” He looks over the place once more. “Tell her two days and at 1am.”
They enjoy the stew that the barmaid brings.
“Look I told ya I would deliver and I have. He will meet ya at the Tavern by the river. The day after tomorrow at 1am. He said no more then you and three others. You show heavier no deals of any kind.”
“OK little man, if this be some trap you won’t be around long after.”
At 1am she walks in and Jack is sitting at a table towards the back of the place. He stands up and offers the lady a chair. Her three guards take up places at the bar and other tables. She takes the seat offered.
“I understand you are looking for employment.” Jack takes his seat. “I am always looking for people of skill. I’m Jack.”
“Ching Shi. I think you will be impressed with my peoples skill set.” She looks Jack over.
“Barkeep some food and drink.” He looks around. “For the others also.”
